The National Intelligence Service said today (19th), "Although North Korea is in a state of Corona 19, there are signs of missile launch."



He also said, "The preparations for the nuclear test are all over and we are only looking at the timing."



The National Intelligence Service's North Korean director attended and reported this at a plenary session held by the National Assembly Intelligence Committee today.



When asked if the possibility of North Korea's missile launch was in line with the schedule of US President Joe Biden's visit to South Korea, Kim said, "Since we have caught the signs, the preparations are almost complete. Even if it is, I can tell you that it is not strange.”



When asked what kind of missile has the potential to be launched, Rep. Kim said, "It is estimated that it is an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) class, but I have not received a separate report."



The NIS estimated that North Korea's COVID-19 situation would peak in late May or early June.



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The National Intelligence Service said, “North Korea’s position on vaccines had previously been of ‘not very effective and there is no need to be beaten’. It has officially started to change to ."



However, North Korea reported that although there was no official response to the South Korean government's support for COVID-19 drugs, it appears to have substantially rejected it.



First, the NIS said, "China is the first priority to receive aid from outside, followed by international organizations, and the United States and South Korea will be the last." With the support of



He also explained, "There is no official response yet to the drug that the Korean government has asked for support, but there is a judgment that it may have been practically rejected."



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In addition, the NIS said, "North Korea began to spread a lot of corona from the end of April, but before that, water-borne infectious diseases such as whooping cough, measles, and typhoid had spread quite a bit. "So, it should be seen that the number of fever (symptoms) water-borne infectious diseases, not a significant number of corona, are included in the number of fever cases announced by North Korea," he said.



At the same time, the National Intelligence Service said, "I think a lot of it was brought in by train because it was brought in by train with China." Of course, the reason for the widespread spread was after the April 25 military parade. The possibility that it was triggered by returning to the country seems to be the most realistic,” he explained.



He continued, "After May 16, [North Korea] claims that the number of new fever cases is on the decline, and the number of corona confirmed cases is small compared to the number of fever cases, so it does not seem like a situation to be of great significance."



In relation to this, Assemblyman Ha said, "There are a lot of deaths under the age of 10 in North Korea, and it is difficult to attribute the reason solely to the Corona situation. I think the cause of the water-borne epidemic is quite large."



Regarding the fever management situation in North Korea, the NIS said, "Not 100% of the announced number of people (fever) are quarantined, but many of them are isolated in separate facilities, schools, or other places, and released when the temperature drops. "as "



He continued, "The reason that North Korea is unusually announcing the number of fever cases every day is that the North Korean public needs to show that it is managing in such a widespread state, so that the North Korean public will calm down." It is not, but it is announcing the figures for the purpose of controlling the public mind.”



The NIS said, "Anyway, considering that North Korea reported zero confirmed cases to the World Health Organization (WHO) by mid-April, it has spread no matter what the cause since then, and North Korea's national system has been working hard to some extent. I think there is,” he said.



He continued, "If you look at the estimate that the peak will pass from the end of May to the beginning of June, there seems to be a strong will for control. I would like to do it that way,” he added.